TUNNELLING SITE MANAGER in Manchester

We are seeking an experienced Tunnelling Site Manager to join our growing team delivering major underground and water infrastructure projects across the North West and North of the UK. These projects form part of the water industry's AMP8 investment programme, delivering critical infrastructure improvements through complex tunnelling, shaft sinking, and water and wastewater schemes.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated construction professional with proven experience in shaft sinking, tunnelling, and water infrastructure projects to play a key role in the safe and successful delivery of major infrastructure works.

• Manage all on-site construction activities associated with tunnelling, shaft sinking, and water infrastructure projects.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on programme, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Lead site teams, engineers, supervisors, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Promote and maintain the highest standards of health, safety, environmental, and quality performance.
• Coordinate day-to-day site operations and manage interfaces between multiple workstreams.
• Monitor progress against programme and implement corrective actions where required.
• Review and approve method statements, risk assessments, permits, and temporary works requirements.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications, contractual obligations, and company procedures.
• Chair site coordination meetings and provide regular progress updates to project stakeholders.
• Maintain strong working relationships with clients, designers, framework partners, and the wider project team.

• Proven experience as a Site Manager delivering tunnelling and underground construction projects.
• Demonstrable experience managing shaft sinking operations is essential.
• Strong background delivering water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing subcontractors and multidisciplinary construction teams.
• Thorough understanding of construction health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements.
• Strong leadership, communication, planning, and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage programme delivery while maintaining the highest safety and quality standards.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across project locations in the North West and North of the UK.

• Experience delivering projects under UK water industry frameworks and AMP programmes.
• Experience with TBM, SCL, microtunnelling, pipe jacking, and other tunnelling methodologies.
• SMSTS certification.
• CSCS Black Card (Management Level).
• Temporary Works Coordinator qualification.
• First Aid at Work certification.
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equivalent.
• Degree, HNC, or HND in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for career progression and professional development.
• Long-term involvement in AMP8 and other major UK infrastructure programmes.
• A collaborative and supportive working environment.
• The opportunity to help deliver some of the UK's most challenging and technically demanding shaft sinking, tunnelling, and water infrastructure projects.

If you have a proven track record in shaft sinking, tunnelling, and water infrastructure delivery and are looking to play a key role in the successful delivery of AMP8 projects across the North of England, we would like to hear from you.

Please apply with your most up to date CV or call Andy at Search.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.